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17．What a beautiful picture!
It's years ______ I painted a picture as beautiful as this one．（　　）
A．thatB．sinceC．whenD．before

分析 "真漂亮的一幅画！"
"我好长时间没有画过像这一幅一样漂亮的画了．"

解答 答案：B，根据句型：it is\has been+段时间+since…，自从…多长时间了．再结合句意，我好长时间没有画过像这一幅一样漂亮的画了，故选B

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